Filing-case.



W. s. CLARK.

FILING CASE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-13.1-31L 1,259,602. Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

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w. s. CLARK.

FILING CASE. APPLICATION FILED 1m. 1a. 1917.

Patented. Mir. 19, 1918.

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Speeifiwtioxi of Iaatezet Application filerllfanuam 3.2;, 19323;.

To e66 whom may oomem:

Be it knowii that I, W 1mm: CLARE... a. citizen of the United Eltetee, residing at Camden, in the county of jamdeli and. State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful. Improveme to in l'fiiling-Gasser; of Wh'eh the following i e eeifi.oation.

My invention consists of an improved filing case anti is especially adapt-ed for the filing of phonograph lFaGO'iI'ClS of the disk Wt One objeot of my invention is to pro'viale a filing ease of the above deeerihed type which can be conveniently pleoecl phonograph cabinets of the various forms now in common. use.

Another object is to so construe-t my in.

vention that records stored therein will be readily accessible.

A further object is to so construct improved filing oases that e number of n can be mom. i lvee of e and to provi e the with means Where by they can be per i-lly slid 01. of the cabinet to render easy the selection removal of the reeor and when (leeii'exi the may all he Sid entirely Witl'lin. the Cdlj'illlfiii.

A stili farther object is to so eonstruot my ii'iVfi'llhlOll that it will be neat in appeer once, dumh1e,'e11cl can be manufaetored and solol at a, reasonably low cost.

These objects. and other advantageous ends Whioh will. he described. heiqei'hefter, l1 attain in the following manner, ref renoe being had. to the accompanying drawings in WiliCh---- Figure 1 ie a perspective View of a 110110 graph cabinet showing therein a ,Jlurality of. my improved record filing oases.

llig. 2 is a top plan VlG'W of one of my improved filing cases. I

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. -l is a sectional elevation taken on the line 4.-4 of Fig.

Fig. is operspective View of e filling piece which. I employ in order to aoeommodate various sized. records in the some filing case. 1

Fig. 6 is a plan view of my improved. case With the outer le eeaeemefi'el'and illus trating the filling piece positioned therein.

Fig. 7 is a perspective 'VlBW of one of the meow.

showing open in h oli the filling; t. #3 i one of ti. eludes pox la, piece emf how slim i111 e gage the o eiungs m the tijaeeo l0 a teeny o the line l0--19 ii" tire portioiii broken section t A H1 layer 2, each suecet.

' Fe 'superimposeil. is arrnngec With its front edge 5 e. tweeie terminal distance to the reel of the trout the layer which is immefliete 'v low it ijlllilfi; providing stepped form '01": of the layers at the front of tho oasing- 1 es Cli- 'rly shown in 1, anti 3, so that TiQW from the top, portions 6 -of e'aeh of 10' are preferably curved, the some being in the form of urea: rllO correspond with. the peripheral edge sur .eeee of the reoorcls. The recesses 7 are arranged eeottelly anol between the sides 11 and 12 of the C-LSE.

The layers 2 are held in their spaced po sitions by means eitrips l3 and it avg illustmmd in Fig. '3

runged'ak either em :1 we fastened xii-M31 in suitable1310mm. 1. gm arming humus m if? s a 15 and 16 whi-r-h in; .flknigumwl imtween Hm layers nfljm'acm. Uwir :mw and mm 94 posh timiud. as elem-Ly Sh()'\ 'n in i ig and i that th 2H0 amps w aimt which 011-- gage ti'u r0211 pajrtiqmv; {)fi' the fifiw. can "my mm iu m? 11:

to emit iruwrds i (hiikam'unb cilauuzizzrs bu and 1%: M, such (ii mam agzmii that tin; cilia LZXIHG be?" in $511911: ini'wikuauyt edge gm" film- 4 sauimiuntinlly equal '(0 MW. hummer Furthermore, the s'ifli gxs 2!. certain raeimh' W145 (if the In:

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rewards hm)" .z'nfling the faces 01% a 1i, H10 '1100 01H" injmry 111 "he nypssit gm. in he layars m Fheives of In the .18% 0%? my "$135011 'ill w may be mafia- Of suificigzntwidih between the I and 14 m zmmn'nnmmtir diameter mcords 011 W U markefi, z desi: t0 file reco'rtis 0f smn'fim iiumeter, I pruvide filling piecm; which am designad to be sfid bet. 1 1.0 partitions and ucmlpy pmitiflns sum fur." 7 mph; shmvn in Fig; 4

Th fining piece-s shape, 9- ch having mimecting portlen tween the oufier edges 0% the legs 22 is sub sizantiufiy equal in the dismrce; bzstween the 11* miges 0f the sfirips and 14:, dis 3e, heinwwm igha imam adges m5 Regs 52 E 21mm aubsmntiaiiy U- pmrt-mns and a The alist anqxehe- Q have prim l; 52%? dimignod m 'p'ierw: "chm legs of the fiiling pieces and Elisa 11mm 2x 1'; magm- Within holes Wa'z'd. ands.

. igned to fia 01' extend :hnmed W i in the award e; 352" The tongues Z? of tiizs 1m ,nwarfiy and W122i: the film pieces insera IRSO tongues w M111; @3219 mm 28*1212 gqvrtiun 0? the filling d igned' m engm e the stops 15, 1 2237 S310 a 2 6, Tim film-g miteychangvablm mi. may 0&- lnsav in any rd the 23?: {HT In. Fig, 1, I haw illus proved cases mounted within a Cambium;

and. the. lkrwarmnest 0f Saki (cases is shown in "a posifiioiu. aim it been g iartiaiiy Withsim-Wn so as to expase the reaordsl an the porfi sns 6 n1" flu. layers t0 pP-t'mit View of thg labels 02: 09512 i'nscrinefl tmmtter which may he *writsn thereon, and in addition to yermit the more ready access in the records;

After file resort has been replaced in any one 012 thg chambers of the case, the, case may he slid rearwardiy so as 1'10 be entirely in closed within the gabinet. The stepped f0rmatinn of each of the fronts of #116 cases and. the channels 17 pzxovied by the recesses in each of the cases, prudms a nea'zi mgpearing canstrhctinn whm the cases; 511'- the issues I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-- ters Patent is:

l. A filing case for phonograph records comprising a plurality of superimposed layersspaced apart, the forward edge of each successive layer being positioned to the rear of the forward edge of the layer immediately below it, the forward edges of said layers being curved at the central portion to substantially conform to the periphery of the records, and then extended forwardly at the sides to approximately the full depth of the layers, substantially as described.

2. A filing case for phonograph records comprising a plurality of superimposed layers, substantiall parallel, strips secured to and interposed etween the side edge portions of said layers to space them apart, the forward edge of each successive superimposed layer being positioned to the rear of the forward edge of the layer immediately below it, a portion of the forward edges of said layers tapering rearwardly to 7 form recesses and having outwardly curved portions intersecting said tapered portions thereby forming supports for the fronts of the records and permitting access to the records located between the layers, and means forming a stop for the rear of said records to limit them with'respect to said recessed edge portions, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a filing case for phonograph records including layers spaced apart to provide a chamber for a record, and a' fillin piece ositioned between said layers for re ucing't e size of said chamber and designed to form a receptacle for receiving a record, holes formed in one of said layers,

clips secured to said filling piece and designed to engage the holes to retain the [ill ing piece yvithin the ease, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a filing case for phonograph records including layers spaced apart to provide a chamber for a record, and a U-shaped filling piece positioned between said layers for reducing the size of said chamber and designed to form a receptacle for receiving a record, holes formed in one of said layers, clips secured ti the 1c of said filling piece and designed to en age 11' e holes case,

to retain the filling piece wit inthe substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILBUR S. CLARK.

Witnesses:

Rnom E. Grimes, CHAS. E. Potrrs. 

